Checklist for Family Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 (Stone crabs)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 154
566
1216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 154
566
1216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 87
403
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 85
397
960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 79
384
938 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 47
245
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 41
218
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 30
177
427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Eriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 2
7
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Menippidae
Ortmann, 1893
Stone crabs | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Seychelles
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Seychelles
9 Species | Eriphia laevimana (Guérin, 1829) | ⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | | Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 | Hairy Banded Crab | | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 | Red-eyed Rock Crab | | Globopilumnus calmani (Balss, 1933) | ⇒ Eupilumnus calmani Balss, 1933 | | Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859 | Cuban stone crab | | Ozius (Epixanthus) frontalis (H. Milne Edw..., 1834) | ⇒ Parathelphusa convexa De Man, 1879 | | Ozius granulosus De Man, 1879 | | | Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spotted Belly Crab | | Ozius tuberculosus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | |
Links, sources and further information Menippidae at biodiversity.org.au
Menippidae at gbif.org
Menippidae at irmng.org
Menippidae at itis.gov
Menippidae at marinespecies.org
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